Filing tray



May 26, 1925. 1,538,984

H. c. GOWRAN FILNG TRAY Filed NOV. 16, 1925 Patented May 26, 1925.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oFFicE.

HARRY C. GOWRAN, OF TWO RIVERSM WISCONSIN, A-SSIGNOR T0 HAMILTON MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, O'F TWO RIVERS, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION 0F WIS- CONSIN.

FILING TRAY.

Application filed November 1,6, 1923.

To all fr0/0m it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. GowRAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Two Rivers, in the county of Manitowoc and State of llisconsin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Filing Trays, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description.

My invention relates to filing trays for drawings or other objects that are to be held Hat, and resides in equipping such a tray with an improved depressor which may be readily adjusted sufficiently to overlie the objects and to maintain them fiat, or which may be adjusted to afford access to the ob jects and spaces occupied thereby, for removal or insertion thereof.

In carrying out my invention, there are provided at least three substantially parallel sections arranged abreast with the intermediate section in hinged connection with the end sections.

One of the end sections of the depressor may underlie the contents of the tray, the other end section overlying such contents, the mid section thereof closely approximating the depth of the tray and being interposed between the front side of the tray and the adjacent side of the contents.

Trays equipped in accordance with my in* vention may be in the nature of drawers contained in cabinets, though the invention is not to be thus restricted.

I will explain my invention more fully by refe-rence to the accompanying drawing which is a longitudinal sectional view of the drawer.

The tray l may be in the nature of a cabinet drawer. The tray is desirably provided with a top wall 3 extending along the rear side thereof and partially overlying the receiving space of the tray in which flat objects 4, such as drawings and tracings, are disposed. The depressor that is contained in each tray includes three substantially parallel sections 5, G and 7 arranged abreast. The intermediate section 6 is desirably formed of canvas or other textile fabric assembled with the adjacent depressor sec- Serial No. 675,083.

tions by means of eyelets 8 whereby the middle section of the depressor is placed in hinged assembly with the end sect-ions. A weighting border 9 is placed upon the rear end of the top section so as to hold this section flat when the depressor is adjusted to holding position. This weighting border may be in the nature of a stripof Wood formed with a groove which receives the rear edge of the top depressor section.

In the preferred embodiment of the invent-ion the end sections 5 and 7 of the depressor are formed of cardboard or fibre board sufficiently stiff to maintain themselves flat. The middle flexible section 6 of the depressor closely approximates, in width, the depth of the tray so as to readily accommodate the pile of sheets in the tray without disarranging the sheets.

It is obvious that changes may be made without departing from the spirity of my invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure` by Letters Patent the following l. The combination with a. tray; of a depressor inclusive of three substantially parallel sect-ions arranged abreast with the intermediate section formed of flexible material in hinged connection with the end sections which are formed as boards, the width of the intermediate section approximating the depth of the tray; and a weighting border upon the front end of the front section of said depressor.

2. The combination with a tray; of a depressor inclusive of three substantially parallel sections arranged abreast with the intermediate section in hinged connection with the end sections, and of a width approximating the depth of the tray; and a weighting border upon the front end of the front section of said depressor.

8. The combination with a tray, of a depressor inclusive of three substantially parallel sections arranged abreast with the intermediate section formed of iiexible material in hinged connection with the end sections which are formed of boards, the

Width of the intermediate section upproxterinedate section approximating the depth iinatng the depth of the tray. of the tray.

al.. The combination with a tray; of a: de- In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe 10 pressor inclusive of three substantially iny name this 5th day of November A. D. parallel sections arranged abreast with the 1923. f intermediate section in hinged connection Y A with the end sect-ions, the Width of the in- Y HARRY C. GOVRAN. 

